Polaroid
High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her friends must survive one more night as they race to solve the mystery of the haunted Polaroid before it kills them all.
Why it matters
A brisk supernatural slasher that turns a retro camera into a lethal haunted artifact, blending teen survival with cursed object horror.
- Kathryn Prescott anchors the film with grounded earnestness amid a cast that struggles to escape cliché high school archetypes.
- Practical effects deliver some genuinely unsettling death scenes, a nod to old-school gore fans despite the digital era sheen.
- For fans of cursed object tales and paranormal slasher flicks, it’s a quick, if familiar, pulse-pounder with enough twists to keep you guessing.
- Falls short on character depth and scares compared to genre classics, but its brisk pacing and vintage vibe offer a decent midnight watch.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
14
Supernatural
60
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
66
Undead
